Lodi, CA Garage & Yard Sales: Frequency, Duration & Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- LMC § 9.20.020
- Sales per year
- Two, three days each
- Alternative
- One sale, up to six days
- Allowed hours
- 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
- Location limit
- Private property only, no rights-of-way
- Violation class
- Infraction, § 9.20.040
Summary
Lodi caps garage sales at two per calendar year of up to three consecutive days each, or one sale of up to six days, for each person, family, group, or location, under Municipal Code Section 9.20.020. Sales can only run between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., and must stay on private property.
A.Garage sales shall be limited to two per calendar year, of a duration not longer than three consecutive days, or one garage sale per calendar year for a duration of not more than six days for each person, family, group or location.B.Such garage sales shall not be conducted before seven a.m. or after seven p.m. on the permitted days.C.Garage sales shall not be restricted as to location because of the zoning regulations, except that such sales may be conducted on private property and shall not be permitted on public sidewalks, alleys, streets or other public rights-of-way.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 68).
Full Breakdown
010 as any yard, patio, or garage sale of personal items offered to the general public from a building or private property in a residential zone, excluding merchandise bought for resale. 020 then sets the frequency and hours: each person, family, group, or location gets two garage sales a calendar year, each running no more than three consecutive days, or a single annual sale that runs up to six consecutive days instead of the two shorter ones. on the permitted days. The section does not let zoning restrict where within a residential property the sale happens, but it draws a hard line at the property boundary: sales cannot spill onto public sidewalks, alleys, streets, or other public rights-of-way, and must stay on private property.
Because the two-sale or one-six-day-sale count runs per calendar year against the person, family, group, or location, a household that already ran two three-day sales in a given year cannot hold another until the following calendar year regardless of who in the household organizes it. 040 makes any sale that exceeds these limits, in either frequency, duration, or hours, a code violation.
Violations & Fines
Exceeding the two-sale, three-day limit, the alternative six-day sale, or the seven a.m. to seven p.m. hours, or holding a sale on public sidewalks, alleys, or streets, is an infraction under Section 9.20.040. The person conducting the sale, whether for themselves or as an agent for someone else, is the one charged.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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